General Awareness ยท History

Historical Events and Dates

1,773 Questions

Historical events and dates test a candidate's knowledge of chronological milestones across global and national history. The questions range from the founding of states to the signing of international treaties. Memorizing these dates is essential for general awareness preparation.

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Historical Events and Dates Questions

Multiple choice
  1. December 1929

  2. December 1930

  3. December 1927

  4. December 1931

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The Second Round Table Conference took place in London from September to December 1931.

Multiple choice
  1. 1919

  2. 1915

  3. 1920

  4. 1917

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The Rowlatt Act, officially the Anarchical and Revolutionary Crimes Act, was passed by the Imperial Legislative Council in March 1919.

Multiple choice
  1. 1927

  2. None

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The Neil Statue Satyagraha in Madras was a significant protest movement aimed at removing the statue of Colonel James Neill, which was successfully removed in 1927.

Multiple choice
  1. 1972

  2. 1973

  3. 1974

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Chipko movement gained significant momentum in 1973 in the Chamoli district of Uttarakhand, India, as a non-violent protest against deforestation.

Multiple choice
  1. Post

  2. To post

  3. Posting

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Remember followed by a gerund refers to recalling a past event. Posting is the correct choice because the action happened in 1989.

Multiple choice
  1. 1986

  2. 1987

  3. 1988

  4. 1876

  5. 1876

  6. 1876

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) system was first published by Melvil Dewey in 1876.

Multiple choice history were the peace treaties of 1919-23 fair? peacemaking process and its impact need of peace treaty after world war-1 (1919-23) and important people first world war

When Woodrow Wilson was re-elected the President of USA?

  1. 1912

  2. 1916

  3. 1920

  4. 1924

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

In 1916, Woodrow Wilson and Vice President Marshall were re-nominated by the Democrats. He won the election with a narrow electoral margin of 277-254 and a little more than 49 percent of the popular vote and held the office of president for the second time.